| US 7,463,373 B2 | ||
| Controller for an inkjet printer | ||
| Paul Lapstun, Balmain (Australia); and Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on May 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/124,231. | ||
| Application 11/124231 is a continuation of application No. 10/659028, filed on Sep. 11, 2003, granted, now 7,218,415. | ||
| Application 10/659028 is a continuation of application No. 09/436909, filed on Nov. 09, 1999, granted, now 6,665,094. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. PP7024 (AU), filed on Nov. 09, 1998. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0206541 A1, Sep. 22, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G02B 17/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/175 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.1 [358/1.15; 359/366; 359/731; 347/50; 347/86] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A printer controller for an inkjet printer, the controller comprising:
a central processor;
connections for linking the central processor to a source of print data, a printhead, a paper transport mechanism and a print
media sensor;
a memory module; and
a power source or a power source connection,
wherein the central processor includes an integrated circuit fabricated on a single substrate, the integrated circuit comprising
a data bus and purpose-specific functional units operatively connected to said data bus, the units comprising:
a JPEG decoder;
a compressed bi-level expander;
a halftoner; and
a printhead interface.
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